Image: Yorkshire Woman making oat cakes

Description: Image Title: Woman Making Oat Cakes This Yorkshire cook stands before the built-in bakstone, and the bread flake hangs from the ceiling. The North of England oatcake was an oval pancake ca. 11 x 6 inch (28×15 cm) with one smooth side. Its batter was made to a thick pouring consistency from fine-ground oatmeal, warm water, in some areas buttermilk, plus a leavening of yeast or later baking powder, then left to rise. Formerly it was cooked by spreading on a "riddleboard" then "thrown" onto a griddle called a “bakstone”. But after ca. 1850 it became the fashion to pour it directly onto the bakstone. The moist cooked Oatcakes were often rolled up with a savory filling, or else they were hung on a rack called a “bread flake” (pronounced fleeak) until crisp. Source: The Costume of Yorkshire, by George Walker (1781-1856). Engravings by R. & D. Havell. This image is available from the New York Public Library's Rare Books Division. Digital ID: 1123157 http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?1123157
Title: Yorkshire Woman making oat cakes
Credit: New York Public Library's Digital Library
Author: George Walker, 1781-1856.
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